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Some agencies have decentralized purchasing that puts the power to buy in the hands of many end users. This can make it difficult to communicate with shoppers about contracts purchasing has put in place for use. In addition, there isn’t a good tracking and reporting method to show where money is being spent. E-commerce systems can help solve both of these problems, providing a central source for available contracts and visibility into what is being purchased. Listen to this recorded webinar to learn about e-commerce with U.S. Communities and hear from another agency on how implemented e-commerce has changed the way they do business.

Do you find that you have difficulty discerning when to use a cooperative contract? Listen to this informative 30-minute recording of the first webinar in this series with U.S. Communities. Hear how James Foley, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer with Maricopa County, and their purchasing department uses U.S. Communities' cooperative contracts as a strategic solution to deliver the overall best value for their customers.

Effective supplier relationships can be a key component of ensuring your procurement group achieves its organizational and financial goals. This webinar provides real-world examples of how agencies have effectively partnered with suppliers in order to solve problems and provide creative solutions. Listen to Jeff LaPorta from Harford County Public Schools, and a few of our supplier partners to learn how successful supplier partnerships can help transform your agency from good to great!

Learn how to take advantage of the savings and benefits of cooperative purchasing during this recorded webinar. Jennifer Sulentic, Program Manager, discusses what makes U.S. Communities different and how our cooperative purchasing program works.

Learn about important legislation for cooperative purchasing in New York. Doug Looney, Program Manager for U.S. Communities, provides insight on how to comply with New York law while taking advantage of the savings and benefits of cooperative purchasing.

Learn how to take advantage of the savings and benefits of cooperative purchasing during this 30-minute recorded webinar. Rob Fiorilli, Program Manager, will provide tips on how to identify new solutions and help you save money on products you might already be purchasing.

Learn how to use the U.S. Communities Marketplace to make online purchasing easier during this recorded webinar. Find out how to compare products and save with this free online purchasing tool to help improve compliance and maximize e-commerce purchasing.

A dual award for Energy Savings Performance Contracing Services (ESCO) has been awarded to McKinstry and Trane. This contract was awarded through a competitive solicitation process conducted by lead public agency, Port of Portland, OR. Listen today to learn more about this new contract and the solutions available!

Are you looking for ways to save on facility maintenance solutions without compromising on quality products and services? In this webinar U.S. Communities and HD Supply Facilities Maintenance guide you through the benefits and best practices to help your agency meet facility and maintenance hardware needs. Listen today to find out how to save your agency time and money through cooperative purchasing!

Do you find that you have difficulty discerning when to use a cooperative contract? Listen to this informative 30-minute recording of the first webinar in this series with U.S. Communities. Hear how James Foley, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer with Maricopa County, and their purchasing department uses U.S. Communities' cooperative contracts as a strategic solution to deliver the overall best value for their customers.

Graybar is a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and a provider of supply chain management and logistics services. Listen Now to learn more about this new contract and the solutions available!

Virco is the leading American manufacturer and supplier of classroom furniture and equipment. They are committed to providing the best selection of equipment for educators from preschool through high school to higher education, trade, technical and vocational schools. Listen Now to learn more!

We are excited to announce the new contract for Cleaning Supplies, Equipment and Custodial Related Products, Services and Solutions. This contract was awarded to SupplyWorks, A Home Depot Company, through a competitive solicitation process conducted by lead public agency, Fresno Unified School District. This contract makes it easier to get the products and services you need under one contract while saving time and money. Listen today to learn more about this new contract and the solutions available!

Listen to Amazon Business for a 45-minute webinar on enhancing the purchasing experience for government organizations and non-profits. Hear from the City of Kirkland and find out how you can bring the convenience of purchasing on Amazon Business together with the compliance of U.S. Communities.

Campuses are full of hidden potential. The energy coursing through them—heating, cooling, lighting is full of valuable data and insight that could transform campuses into a stronger asset! Listen to this webinar to learn how to better manage the cost of energy coming to your higher education facility. Trane is a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and energy management services.

Acoustics play a key role in creating the right environment for learning, yet is often overlooked in the design process resulting in poor conditions for the kids to capture and understand information effectively. School HVAC systems are major contributors to creating the right learning environment and greatly impact the acoustics of the classroom. In this webinar we will review some of the recent findings related to the acoustics in the classroom, discuss available industry resources and share potential strategies to help improve performance.

Did you know data breaches reached an all-time high number of 1,093 in 2016? This was a 40% increase over 2015. Listen to Experian as we discuss how you can take steps to incrementally prepare for and deliver more e-government services with complete confidence in your protection from fraud and identity theft.

We are excited to announce a new contract for tractors, mowing equipment, implements, and parts and services. The tractor contract was awarded to Mahindra North America and AGCO - Massey Ferguson and the mowing equipment contract was awarded to Grasshopper through a competitive solicitation process conducted by lead agency, Cobb County, GA. Listen now to learn more about this new contract!

The large scale civil disturbances in our country in recent years have led to wholesale changes in both tactics and equipment for responding to these emergencies. In this 30-minute webinar, Safeware-Mallory will review some of these very recent changes, including the adoption of standards from other countries. Listen Now!

Did you know e-commerce fraud spiked over 30% in the last year?With the rapid growth in online engagement, government agencies are striving to deliver more services and a better experience online. Attackers are also moving their attention online, and migrating their fraud attempts to online channels. In this webinar Experian explains how to secure transactions, protect your community, and provide a better citizen experience.

Learn how to make your back-to-school purchasing easier. This webinar discusses the new Amazon Business competitively-solicited contract through U.S. Communities featuring Prince William County Public Schools who will share their experience with implementing this new procurement solution. Listen Now!

We are excited to announce the new paint and paint supplies contract with The Home Depot. The Home Depot understands how important overall appearance is, which is why they offer a wide range of professional grade interior and exterior paint, stains, primers and more. The Home Depot is your one stop shop offering competitive prices at 1,960+ store locations. Listen Now!

SupplyWorks, A Home Depot Company, has a full spectrum of maintenance and hardware products. A team of 700+ national and local facility maintenance experts with a reputation for integrity and dedication, ready to serve you. During this webinar learn more about the new contract with SupplyWorks and the solutions available! Listen NOW!

The Home Depot provides access to millions of products for maintenance, repair, and operations needs and capital improvements; available the same day at one of The Home Depot’s 1,960+ store locations. During this webinar learn more about the new contract with The Home Depot and the solutions available!

We are excited to announce the new HD Supply Facilities Maintenance contract for maintenance, repair, operating supplies, industrial supplies and related products and services. Listen today to gain more details about this new contract.

Most colleges and universities have invested in emergency mass notification only to find that delays in the notification process hinders recipients’ ability to maximize safety. This webinar will trace the history of this technology and the most current and effective mass notification systems already in use within major colleges, universities, port authorities and other high profile locations. Listen NOW!

Learn more about our new Amazon Business contract. It's everything you love about Amazon, with the compliance of the nation's leading government purchasing cooperative. With FREE Two-Day Shipping on orders of $49 or more, tax-exempt purchasing, and price discounts, Amazon Business is a powerful procurement option for your organization. Listen Now!

Learn more about our new competitively-solicited contract with Knowledge Services. Learn how Knowledge Services takes on the primary responsibilities for managing an agency's contingent workforce and temporary staffing process, vendors and contractors. Listen Today!

Learn more about our new competitively-solicited contract with Acro Service Corporation. Learn how Acro provides temporary staffing services across a wide range of job categories at predetermined prices, and then streamlines managing multiple temporary staffing providers in a single point of contact through its Managed Service Provider (MSP) program.Listen now!

Learn more about our new contract with Advance Auto Parts. During this webinar, you'll learn more about the contract and solutions available and how to take advantage of competitive pricing with tiered volume discounts. This contract makes it easy for your agency to order with 600,000 parts available for light, medium and heavy duty cars and trucks available from Advance, Carquest and Autopart International. Listen today!

Learn more about our new competitively-solicited contract with Rehrig Pacific Company for waste carts, recycling carts and related solutions. Through this contract, agencies will have access to durable products at a competitive price. Learn how Rehrig Pacific uses a consultative approach to identify how they can best serve your communities, integrate technology to eliminate waste and enhance the customer’s experience, and provide simple and easy to implement solutions with a focus on sustainability.

Learn more about the new U.S. Communities contract with Experian for data, analytics and fraud solutions. Experian solutions and expertise makes it possible for state, county and local municipalities to achieve mission success while: Protecting citizen information, Improving revenue streams, Reducing fraud in programs, Collecting on outstanding debt, Avoiding improper payments and Optimizing resources.

Are you prepared to procure the necessary products and services needed during an emergencies? This informative webinar provides best practices for using cooperative contracts during the unexpected when you need to make quick decisions. Safeware has been responding to emergencies for customers for over 20 years and we are here to help you make the most of your purchases during an emergency. Listen Now!

Learn more about Gopher and the New Athletic Supplies and Physical Education Equipment contract. From athletics to fitness to physical education, Gopher offers over 7,000 products from 75 product categories, including 3,500 products that are unique to Gopher and you won’t find anywhere else. Listen NOW!

Addressing mounting security concerns, constant budgetary constraints, and evolving regulations are at the forefront of government business today. At the same time, many agency IT departments struggle with management of multiple devices, legacy system migrations, and data center consolidations. Today's digital government needs seamless on-demand access to applications and data while optimizing networks, reducing costs, and enhancing workforce productivity. Listen to Citrix as they outline how their solutions can help build a comprehensive strategy to solve these challenges.

Understanding how cybercriminals are threatening security is the first step to securing your information and your company's goals. From social media vulnerabilities to digital extortion, the 2016 Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) leverages an unparalleled amount of data and is the resource needed to quickly uncover digital threats. We will drill-down into some of the finer points of the "Key Findings" and offer solutions to combat cyber threats. Listen now to learn more!

We are excited to announce that Farber Specialty Vehicles has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide Specialty Vehicles and Services. During this recorded webinar learn about how Farber's complex vehicle designs can help your agencies serve your communities. This competitively-solicited contract will save you time and money with their best overall government pricing. Listen NOW!

HP is a premier provider of technology solutions for education and state/local government agencies. HP is a partner who empowers our customers to utilize our tools in the most effective ways. We know that when the right people are given the right tools, anything is possible. Listen now to learn how HP can equip you with the right solutions!

When data volumes go up-visibility goes down-and risk exposure skyrockets. Over time, many of you have pursued a "store everything" approach for all of your data. U. S. Communities participants need information insight that will empower you to make decisions about what data to keep and what to delete. Veritas' Information Governance portfolio arms you with a three-step approach to gain visibility, take action, and assume control over their information. Listen now to learn how to leave junk data behind, minimize your security exposure, reduce your storage costs, and put your best information to work!

It's a challenge to retain the right data, for the right amount of time, in the right place. Taking the time to model the actual retention of data can turn the vision of optimized long-term retention demands into a reality. Learn how future proofing requirements are evolving as data is retained for longer periods. Listen now to learn about solutions from Commvault.

Insight -- the premier provider of information technology products, software and advanced IT services in the public sector -- outlines the products and services available through the new technology contract and identify how their offering can address technology challenges and deliver solutions to public agencies. Listen now to learn more!

Listen to DLT Solutions discuss the Amazon Web Services (AWS) solution through the new U.S. Communities technology solutions contract. Find out how your government and educational organizations can securely migrate to the cloud - seamlessly and cost-efficiently. Learn more about the benefits of the AWS cloud and how DLT Solutions can support your organization.

Learn more about this new government technology contract to help with your IT modernization. Google discusses the change in working environments and how agencies can meet their employees and community's needs through this new contract. Listen Now!

We are excited to announce that Language Select has been awarded a multi-year award to provide interpretation and translation services and related services and solutions.Through this contract, you’ll have access to services from an elite group of language professionals that help agencies facilitate clear communication eliminating any language or cultural barriers. Whether it is to assist with communication during a life threatening emergency or help with a business transaction, Language Select can help. Listen now!

Effective supplier relationships can be a key component of ensuring your procurement group achieves its organizational and financial goals. This webinar provides real-world examples of how agencies have effectively partnered with suppliers in order to solve problems and provide creative solutions. Listen to Jeff LaPorta from Harford County Public Schools, and a few of our supplier partners to learn how successful supplier partnerships can help transform your agency from good to great!

Some agencies have decentralized purchasing that puts the power to buy in the hands of many end users. This can make it difficult to communicate with shoppers about contracts purchasing has put in place for use. In addition, there isn’t a good tracking and reporting method to show where money is being spent. E-commerce systems can help solve both of these problems, providing a central source for available contracts and visibility into what is being purchased. Listen to this recorded webinar to learn about e-commerce with U.S. Communities and hear from another agency on how implemented e-commerce has changed the way they do business.

Democracy Live's innovative technology makes it possible for voters with disabilities, voters in the military, and Americans living abroad to access their local ballot materials online. Learn how Democracy Live provides tools that are cost effective and create efficiencies that improve the delivery and processing of ballots.

Learn about Trane’s entire portfolio of energy-efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, advanced controls, building, contracting and energy services included under the U.S. Communities contract. From the initial design concept to re-commissioning and upgrades — and everywhere in between — Trane is here to support you with a solution that’s right for your building. Find out how you can save time and money with this new contract through the recorded webinar!

A&M experts provide performance improvement, turnaround management and revenue enhancement services for state and city offices and agencies, municipalities, health and human services departments, and state and local education authorities. A&M helps government officials serve their constituents while being prudent stewards of taxpayers’ money. Learn more about the new public sector consulting services contract with Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) with our informational webinar!

Travel Services and Solutions is available through U.S. Communities. The contract was awarded to HotelPlanner through a competitive solicitation process conducted by lead public agency, City of Kansas City, Missouri. Through this contract, you’ll have access to HotelPlanner’s world-class technology that will provide multiple benefits to your agency.

We are excited to continue our partnership with Garland/DBS, Inc. through the award of the U.S. Communities Roofing Supplies and Services, Waterproofing and Related Products and Services contract through lead public agency, Cobb County, Georgia. This contract provides agencies with turnkey solutions for complex roof projects with a quick implementation using pre-qualified local contractors.

Learn more about the new U.S. Communities Telecommunications Supplies and Accessories contract with Graybar. With this contract, organizations will realize additional value through enhancements such as additional product offerings, targeted 5% overall savings on supplier discounts based on each individual customer’s unique usage of the program, and much more!

We are excited to announce that Premier has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide a pharmaceutical, medical equipment, supplies and distribution program for U.S. Communities. This exclusive contract was awarded through a competitive solicitation process conducted by lead public agency, Dane County, Wisconsin. This program will drive savings and efficiencies, while helping you manage your budgets. Listen today!

We are excited to announce the dual award with Club Car and Columbia ParCar Corp for the Utility, Transportation and Golf Vehicles contract. This contract delivers work vehicles that will help you improve safety, move people and transport loads while lowering your cost of ownership. Not only will agencies be able to save on the direct cost of vehicles, this contract provides a solution for agencies looking to lessen their environmental impact.

We are excited to continue our partnership with Fisher Science Education through the award of the U.S. Communities Science/Labware Supplies and Equipment contract. With this contract, schools will save valuable time with better pricing on lab solutions from basic science supplies to state-of-the-art classroom technology.

Learn how to take advantage of the savings and benefits of cooperative purchasing during this recorded webinar. Jennifer Sulentic, Program Manager, discusses what makes U.S. Communities different and how our cooperative purchasing program works.

Maintaining comprehensive oversight of temporary staffing utilization and costs can be daunting. Often, individual departments are handling their own hiring so efficiencies are not maximized and reporting is decentralized. During this recorded webinar, learn how to utilizing a managed staffing program can provide comprehensive reporting and analytics, reduce expenses, help meet diversity goals, and improve the processing of staffing requisitions.

Learn about a new product on the market through our competitively solicited playground solutions contract with GameTime. GameTime provides you with an exclusive look at the new Challenge Course that engages children and families in a new way. This recorded webinar will get you excited about accepting the challenge!

Achieve savings, drive operational efficiencies and provide healthier meals with our new K-12 Foodservice Distribution & Products contract with Premier. This contract enables school organizations immediate access to Premier’s comprehensive portfolio of contracted manufacturer agreements (CMAs) delivered in partnership with their broad line distributor, US Foods. Learn more in the recorded webinar.

DLT Solutions has been awarded a three-year contract to provide Oracle products, services and solutions by lead public agency Maricopa County. Find out how you can save time and money with this contract through the recorded webinar.

Hertz Equipment Rental has been awarded a three-year contract to provide equipment rental products and services. Learn more about the new features and benefits of this contract, including: safety training, new and used equipment sales and standby contracts for power generation and disaster relief.

The new contract with Ricoh provides a broad range of services and solutions that will enable organizations to manage print fleets, improve information flow, create more sustainable environments, adhere to federal regulations and reduce operational costs

Learn about important legislation for cooperative purchasing in New York. Doug Looney, Program Manager for U.S. Communities, provides insight on how to comply with New York law while taking advantage of the savings and benefits of cooperative purchasing.

Learn how to take advantage of the savings and benefits of cooperative purchasing during this 30-minute recorded webinar. Rob Fiorilli, Program Manager, will provide tips on how to identify new solutions and help you save money on products you might already be purchasing.

Learn how to save money leveraging cooperative purchasing during this recorded webinar. We provide insight on solutions that will deliver cost savings, efficiencies and value. Insight Public Sector and The Home Depot also explain how you can save costs on products or services you may already be purchasing.

Learn how to use the U.S. Communities Marketplace to make online purchasing easier during this recorded webinar. Find out how to compare products and save with this free online purchasing tool to help improve compliance and maximize e-commerce purchasing.

TAPCO, Traffic & Parking Control Co., has been awarded the traffic control products and solutions contract by lead public agency Barron County, WI. Find out how you can reduce costs, improve transparency with procurement and add value to your community.

Kronos has been awarded a three-year contract to provide workforce management solutions by lead public agency Harford County Public Schools. Find out how you can control labor costs, minimize compliance risk and improve workforce productivity.

BI Incorporated has been awarded a three-year contract to provide offender monitoring products, services and solutions by lead public agency City and County of Denver. Through this new contract, BI offers location monitoring equipment and services, full service electronic monitoring offices, installer programs, offender re-entry programs and offender-pay programs to support agency staff. Learn more!